A key element of the Le Mans Esports Series set-up prompted a split response from the sim racing community when the new contest was launched but, as the championship builds towards its finale at the 24 Hours, its philosophy is proving correct

Motor racing Esports – or Sim Racing as it’s known to that community – was initially left behind as competitive gaming hit the big time. But that might all be about to change, reckons Dom Duhan, the team boss of Red Line Racing and also part of the team behind leading sim platform rFactor 2.